Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is spread by infected blacklegged ticks, these ticks are the most common ticks here on the west coast. According to the CDC, Lyme disease spreads when ...

Many experts fear Kennedy will appoint vaccine skeptics to key roles in federal agencies and hinder infectious disease research.

Cases of the flu viruses continue to surge across the U.S. and California, placing a strain on healthcare ... Data from the ...

From Fighting Disease to Protecting the Amazon Rainforest, USAID Has Big Impact Across the Globe The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has ...

Jan. 23, 11:27 p.m. PSTThe National Weather Service forecasted a low pressure system “likely” to bring much needed rain to Southern California would move through the area Saturday into Sunday ...

Even within the field of prevention research, studying environmental risk factors isn’t as popular as studying genetics or lifestyle interventions, said Dr. Beate Ritz, an epidemiology professor at ...

It must be treated as a threat to our health security, Ekeroma said. Context: Lyme disease is caused by a type of bacteria and spreads through the bite of blacklegged ticks, according to the CDC.

US FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to Cut Risk of Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression (Reuters) -The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic for reducing the risk of kidney failure and ...

The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday.

At least 29 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The devastation from the Palisades Fire is shown in an aerial view in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of ...